Boil-water advisory issued for Homeland Park area

ANDERSON - Residents in the Homeland Park area of Anderson are asked to boil their water for the next three days.

Officials with the Homeland Park Water and Sewer District said construction crews hit a water main on US 29 South Tuesday morning. The district shut down water to all of its customers in order to get the main fixed, they said.

District officials said they expected to have the main fixed by the end of the day on Tuesday and were working as quickly as possible to get the issue corrected.

Late Tuesday afternoon, the district issued a boil water advisory until Friday. Under a boil water advisory, residents should boil water for a minimum of three minutes before consuming or using it.

Homeland Park Water provides water and sewer services for the southern part of the city of Anderson in the Homeland Park area. It is part of the 15 water services that make up the Anderson Regional Joint Water System which provides water to all of Anderson County, the city of Clemson and Clemson University.